Emmett Chapman
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Emmett Chapman (born September 9th, 1936) is a jazz musician best known as the inventor of the Chapman Stick and maker of Chapman Stick family of instruments. Originally a guitarist, Chapman began recording and performing beginning in the late 1960s. He played with several different popular artists, including Jazz guitarist Barney Kessell and popular singer/songwriter Tim Buckley, before taking his own band on the road. In the late 1960s Chapman modified guitars to accommodate his new "Free Ha
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Chapman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Santa Barbara
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- inventor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- Chapman Stick
- Official website
- www.emmettchapman.net
- Image
- Emmett chapman 1969.jpg
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- Emmett Chapman
- date of birth
- 1936-09-28
- Commons Creator page
- Emmett Chapman
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- date of death
- 2021-11-01
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
- name in native language
- Emmett Chapman
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